Shetland Meal Roads: A Talk by James Arnaud
Thursday, October 27th 2022 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Shetland Museum and Archives Auditorium
An examination of the ideologies behind road construction as a relief project during the Great Highland Famine (1846-50). As well as providing details about the history and geography of the Meal Roads, this will explore how organizations in Edinburgh, Glasgow and London believed they could improve Shetland and the Highlands by making material changes to the landscape.
Thursday 27 October | 7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm) | Ticket price £5
Category: Lectures